Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Police Watch has called on the National Police to publicly apologize for casualties resulting from traffic in Central Java's East Brebes Toll exit, popularly known as Brexit.

Neta S Pane said that instead of apologizing, the National Police tends to use empty rhetoric to share the blame around rather than take responsibility.

"IPW deplores the stance of National Police traffic unit chief Insp. Gen. Agung Budi Maryoto who said causalities had occurred not just at the Brebes Toll but elsewhere as well," Net said on Friday (08/07).

Neta called on the Agung to resign after failing to properly manage the Brebes and Central Java roads. Traffic at the time was stopped for 25 hours and was described by commuters as "hellish."

"IPW hopes that President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo cares about the casualties resulting from the totally jammed Brebes route. If Jokowi cared about a vendor in Banten being evicted by the municipal police [Satpol PP], the president should care more about the deaths of holiday travelers in Brebes," Neta said, referring to a vendor who made headlines after being forcibly shut down during Ramadan.

The deaths should not be ignored and the government and National Police must evaluate the incidents, Neta said fearing similar instances in the future.

"The police should find solutions and recommendations for the government, for example whether it needs to limit the number of vehicles or apply a moratorium on automotive industries to loosen traffic jams," Neta said.

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